Invitation to serve as a client for the Information Visualization MOOC at IU
Dear all, We are excited to announce that the Information Visualization MOOC will be taught again in Spring semester 2015 (visit http://ivmooc.cns.iu.edu <http://t.co/DorsP7CA> to see the 2014 version of the course and a list of 2014 clients and projects <http://ivmooc.cns.iu.edu/clients.html>). Student’s learn the theoretical and technical skills to create information visualizations, and then given the opportunity to work with real-world clients and data as a team. You are invited to submit a client project that takes advantage of our students’ diverse skills in programming, design, data analysis and mining, and visualization. We are looking for well-defined projects that can be completed within seven weeks by teams of 4-5 students. Clients are responsible for three tasks: * Provide detailed description of your project and research goals, share data, and state the conditions under which students may publish results, and/or add project results on their resume. * At project launch, clients need to answer 5-10 questions that students might have about the project and data. * At the end of the project, clients are asked to rate—on a scale of 1 (low) to 5 (highest quality)—the resulting information visualizations of your data, and provide short feedback to students. As a client, you are welcome to interact in a more substantial ways with any of the student teams. If you are interested in exploring this unique opportunity, please complete the application form at *http://goo.gl/hqzlcS***by *November 21, 2014.* Let us know if you have questions but keep subject header. Thank you for considering and best regards, Michael Ginda and Katy Börner -- Katy Borner Victor H. Yngve Professor of Information Science Director, CI for Network Science Center,http://cns.iu.edu Curator, Mapping Science exhibit,http://scimaps.org ILS, School of Informatics and Computing, Indiana University Wells Library 021, 1320 E. Tenth Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA Phone: (812) 855-3256 Fax: -6166
*Department: Information and Library Science Open rank search: Assistant/** **Associate / Full Professors* Full description and link to apply: https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/971 The School of Informatics and Computing at Indiana University, Bloomington invites applications for a position beginning in Fall 2015 in the Department of Information and Library Science (all subareas). This position is open at all levels (assistant, associate, or full professor). Applications from senior leaders are especially encouraged. The Department of Information and Library Science (ILS), formerly the School of Library and Information Science, has a long, successful history, having graduated over 8,000 students since it opened its doors in 1946. In 2013, U.S. News & World Report ranked the Bloomington Information and Library Science program eighth nationally. The School of Informatics and Computing is the first of its kind and among the largest in the country, with unsurpassed breadth. Its mission is to excel and lead in education, research, and outreach spanning and integrating computing and information technologies. In addition to ILS, the School includes the Department of Computer Science and Informatics and has a total of over 85 faculty, 900 graduate students, and 1,100 undergraduate majors on the Bloomington campus. Faculty research areas include bibliometrics; big data; computer-mediated communication; data science; digital libraries; information organization, retrieval, and visualization; science studies; semantic web, social informatics; text mining; web science; and more. Graduate degrees offered in the School include Master’s degrees in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Human Computer Interaction Design, Information Science, Library Science, and Security Informatics, and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science, Informatics, and Information Science. The School is also known for its strong undergraduate programs. Indiana University Bloomington is a major public research university with over 2,000 faculty and over 45,000 students. The beautiful campus hosts 110 research centers and institutes, as well as a wide array of distinguished academic departments and schools. IU is renowned for its high performance computing and networking facilities, top-ranked music school, and performing and fine arts. Located in the wooded rolling hills of southern Indiana, Bloomington is a culturally thriving college town with a moderate cost of living and the amenities for an active lifestyle. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in a relevant area (or for junior level, expected before August, 2015) and an established record (senior level) or demonstrable potential for excellence in research and teaching (junior level). Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, statements of research and teaching, and the names of three references (junior level), or six references (senior level) using this online system (preferred). Questions regarding this position may be sent to: faculty-search15@soic.indiana.edu Applicants unable to submit online should mail to: Faculty Search, School of Informatics and Computing, 919 E 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47408, USA. For full consideration, completed applications must be received by December 15, 2014. Expected start date: 08/01/2015 Informal and confidential inquiries may be sent to the ILS Chair, Pnina Fichman, (fichman@indiana.edu), or to any of the members of the search committee: Katy Börner (katy@indiana.edu), Susan Herring (herring@indiana.edu), Howard Rosenbaum (hrosenbau@indiana.edu). -- Katy Borner Victor H. Yngve Professor of Information Science Director, CI for Network Science Center, http://cns.iu.edu Curator, Mapping Science exhibit, http://scimaps.org ILS, School of Informatics and Computing, Indiana University Wells Library 021, 1320 E. Tenth Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA Phone: (812) 855-3256 Fax: -6166
Dear all, We are excited to announce that the Information Visualization MOOC (IVMOOC) is now open for registration at http://ivmooc.cns.iu.edu <http://t.co/DorsP7CA>. The course will start on January 13, 2015. Students will learn the theoretical and technical skills needed to create insightful information visualizations and they will work with real-world clients and data as a team. The evolving Spring 2015 list of clients and projects is here <http://ivmooc.cns.iu.edu/clients.html>. Results of the 2013 client projects from the /Visual Insights/ textbook are here <http://ivmooc.cns.iu.edu/docs/Visual_Insights_Ch8.pdf>. Each unit of the course corresponds to a chapter in the /Visual Insights:////A Practical Guide to Making Sense of Data /textbook (http://cns.iu.edu/ivmoocbook14.html). Additionally, Part 2 of the /Atlas of Knowledge: Anyone Can Map/ (http://scimaps.org/atlas2) is available for free to facilitate understanding of the material. Happy Holidays to you and your families, Michael Ginda and Katy Börner -- Katy Borner Victor H. Yngve Professor of Information Science Director, CI for Network Science Center, http://cns.iu.edu Curator, Mapping Science exhibit, http://scimaps.org ILS, School of Informatics and Computing, Indiana University Wells Library 021, 1320 E. Tenth Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA Phone: (812) 855-3256 Fax: -6166
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Katy Borner